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Entry for =jocarra 's Summer art contest "What's your idea of a perfect vacation?".

Since I love being out in nature, I couldn't think of any better way to spend a vacation than in a natural setting. There's something unique about being surrounded by trees, rocks, life, and natural processes — it's often a very relaxing and comforting sensation for me, as if I were being reminded to trust that everything will be alright. When I immerse myself in nature's arms, I feel more connected everything, and it's quite a healing experience. Thus, I'd love to spend a vacation at a beautiful location like this : )

Stock used for painting the woman: [link] by *chamberstock .

Close-ups at 100% resolution. Warning, big file: [link]

This is inspired from both Tolkein's Rivendell and a summer camp I've enjoyed visiting since childhood and have worked at for several years — a family camp located in the mountainous terrain near Yosemite with a river running through it and has food and lodging provided. (No horseback riding though )

Many thanks to ~Verwildert for helping me with advice and critiques, and referring me to a landscape brush set.

This took a really, really long time for me to paint (over 70 hours?) and I'm still not quite satisfied with it. Don't get me wrong, I like how it looks, but I'm feeling a bit frustrated at myself because of the [Time & Effort]:[Quality] ratio. I spent a lot of time time filling in a lot of details on a huge canvas and probably added so much to the point that it was unnecessary. (I painted several bees in the foreground, but you can barely see them at the painting's reduced resolution). So, it was a problem with my planning/composition. Also, I'm not that pleased with the figure (as always).

[9.19.2009]: This placed 1st! Thanks to everyone for all the support!

Description
Entry for =jocarra 's Summer art contest "What's your idea of a perfect vacation?".

Since I love being out in nature, I couldn't think of any better way to spend a vacation than in a natural setting. There's something unique about being surrounded by trees, rocks, life, and natural processes — it's often a very relaxing and comforting sensation for me, as if I were being reminded to trust that everything will be alright. When I immerse myself in nature's arms, I feel more connected everything, and it's quite a healing experience. Thus, I'd love to spend a vacation at a beautiful location like this : )

Stock used for painting the woman: [link] by *chamberstock .

Close-ups at 100% resolution. Warning, big file: [link]

This is inspired from both Tolkein's Rivendell and a summer camp I've enjoyed visiting since childhood and have worked at for several years — a family camp located in the mountainous terrain near Yosemite with a river running through it and has food and lodging provided. (No horseback riding though )

Many thanks to ~Verwildert for helping me with advice and critiques, and referring me to a landscape brush set.

This took a really, really long time for me to paint (over 70 hours?) and I'm still not quite satisfied with it. Don't get me wrong, I like how it looks, but I'm feeling a bit frustrated at myself because of the [Time & Effort]:[Quality] ratio. I spent a lot of time time filling in a lot of details on a huge canvas and probably added so much to the point that it was unnecessary. (I painted several bees in the foreground, but you can barely see them at the painting's reduced resolution). So, it was a problem with my planning/composition. Also, I'm not that pleased with the figure (as always).

[9.19.2009]: This placed 1st! Thanks to everyone for all the support!